<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><font size="2">Dear Sala,</font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><font size="2"><br></font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Thanks for sharing this information, </span>Excellent Development. </font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><font size="2">This innovative idea implementation will lead to the real data storage clouds the stratosphere layer. </font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family:
tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">In other words it will become a stratosphere layer of the Internet around the globe, and implicitly, that will be used for surveillance to protect universe from the aliens.</span><br></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">However, Google Users of the will have to ensure that their privacy, human rights and information security is not compromised by this innovative technology. </font></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><font size="2">And Civil Society would like to protect this clean & transparent sphere of the sky from getting it </font><span style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">stained, </span><span style="color:
rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana;">smudged suspicious </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana;">and </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana; background-color: transparent;">sneaky.</span></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Regards</div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;">Imran</div><div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"><br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);
margin-left: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <div style="font-family: tahoma, 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro@gmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; McTim <dogwallah@gmail.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, 15 June 2013, 16:17<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [governance] a global mesh network in the sky<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv8378589603">Thanks McTim:<div><br></div><div>It gets launched in Christchurch, New Zealand tomorrow:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"
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(Source: Andrew Erbs)</div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><span class="yiv8378589603aBn" style="border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:dashed;border-bottom-color:rgb(204,204,204);"><span class="yiv8378589603aQJ" style="">Sunday 16th June 2013, 10am-2pm NZST</span></span> @ </font><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Air Force Museum, 45 Harvard Ave, Wigram, Wigram Park 8140, New Zealand </span></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><br></div></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia, serif;"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.google.com/loon/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">http://www.google.com/loon/</a><br>
</div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia, serif;"><br></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: georgia, serif;">
<br></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">WHAT IS PROJECT LOON?</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Many of us think of the Internet as a global community. But two-thirds of the world’s population does not yet have Internet access. Project Loon is a network of balloons traveling on the edge of space, designed to connect people in rural and remote areas, help fill coverage gaps, and bring people back online after disasters.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">THE TECHNOLOGY</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><br></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Project Loon balloons float in the stratosphere, twice as high as airplanes and the weather. They are carried around the Earth by winds and they can be steered by rising or descending to an altitude with winds moving in the desired direction. People connect to the balloon network using a special Internet antenna attached to their building. The signal bounces from balloon to balloon, then to the global Internet back on Earth.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">THE PILOT TEST</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Project Loon starts in June 2013 with an experimental pilot in New Zealand. A small group of Project Loon pioneers will test the technology in Christchurch and Canterbury.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">HOW LOON MOVES</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">NAVIGATING WITH THE WIND</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Project Loon balloons travel around 20 km above the Earth’s surface in the stratosphere. Winds in the stratosphere are generally steady and slow-moving at between 5 and 20 mph, and each layer of wind varies in direction and magnitude. Project Loon uses software algorithms to determine where its balloons need to go, then moves each one into a layer of wind blowing in the right direction. By moving with the wind, the balloons can be arranged to form one large communications network.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">STRATOSPHERE</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Situated between 10 km and 60 km altitude on the edge of space, the stratosphere is named after the different strata, or layers, of wind within it. But the extreme altitude also presents unique engineering challenges: air pressure is 1% of that at sea level, temperatures hover around -50°C, and a thinner atmosphere offers less protection from the UV radiation and temperature swings caused by the sun’s rays. By carefully designing the balloon envelope to withstand these conditions, Project Loon is able to take advantage of the steady stratospheric winds, and remain well above weather events, wildlife and airplanes.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">HOW LOON IS DESIGNED</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">ENVELOPE</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">The balloon envelope is the name for the inflatable part of the balloon. Project Loon’s balloon envelopes are made from sheets of polyethylene plastic and stand fifteen meters wide by twelve meters tall when fully inflated. They are specially constructed for use in superpressure balloons, which are longer-lasting than weather balloons because they can withstand higher pressure from the air inside when the balloons reach float altitude. A parachute attached to the top of the envelope allows for a controlled descent and landing whenever a balloon is ready to be taken out of service.</span><br>
</div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">SOLAR PANELS</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Each unit’s electronics are powered by an array of solar panels that sits between the envelope and the hardware. In full sun, these panels produce 100 Watts of power - enough to keep the unit running while also charging a battery for use at night. By moving with the wind and charging in the sun, Project Loon is able to power itself using only renewable energy sources.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">EQUIPMENT</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">A small box containing the balloon’s electronic equipment hangs underneath the inflated envelope, like the basket that is carried by a hot air balloon. This box contains circuit boards that control the system, radio antennas to communicate with other balloons and with Internet antennas on the ground, and batteries to store solar power so the balloons can operate during the night.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">HOW LOON CONNECTS</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Each balloon can provide connectivity to a ground area about 40 km in diameter at speeds comparable to 3G. For balloon-to-balloon and balloon-to-ground communications, the balloons use antennas equipped with specialized radio frequency technology. Project Loon currently uses ISM bands (specifically 2.4 and 5.8 GHz bands) that are available for anyone to use.</font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">WHERE LOON IS GOING</font></div><div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div>
<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">The Project Loon pilot test begins June 2013 on the 40th parallel south. Thirty balloons, launched from New Zealand’s South Island, will beam Internet to a small group of pilot testers. The experience of these pilot testers will be used to refine the technology and shape the next phase of Project Loon.</font></div>
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<div class="yiv8378589603gmail_quote">On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 11:05 PM, McTim <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:dogwallah@gmail.com">dogwallah@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="yiv8378589603gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
While we have been busy navel gazing about the relative evilness of<br>
gov vs corporatism, some folks have been busy working on Universal<br>
Access methods:<br>
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McTim<br>
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